I was blessed yesterday by my friend Marie! And what a blessing it was!Marie makes Trifle. I met Marie through the parish many years ago.

At functions Marie makes a Trifle.. I alwasy get the left overs for Norm and He loves it! Remember I'm not a great cook... Jello and I have issues, so I have never made it.

My friend Marie showed up yesterday to teach me how! It was awesome. I don't even need a recipe! I already know it and I can't wait to try another, perhaps one with oranges and chocolate! Nom nom! We chatted, stirred, sliced, chatted.... went out for a tea in the gazebo and chatted some more. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. I always find Marie interesting and one of the most compassionate people I know. Marie educates me every time I see her, of course shw also cares very much about our planet. I guess you could say we are tree huggers and PROUD! lol

I have several friends like this. They inspire me to be a better person. I can't wait to pay it forward the next time I have company and share a dessert made with TLC for them!

I was blessed with a visit from a friend - who brought all the ingredients! Provided a TLC treat that my guys have been more that thrilled with! LOL I admitting had it for breakfast and yes, it is almost gone. I am sure it will be after dinner this evening!

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I needed it. I am thankful for it. I had quite an experience the day before in Toronto that I had been thinking about, so it was nice to realign the mind. More on that tomorrow...

Yippie! & Horay!!! Sanity is still alive and kicking in Canada! Amen! A judge has ruled it is unconstitutional to not allow edibles! Medibles! What ever you call them. Cannabis infused products. Medicated products that you eat - rather than smoke cannabis!!! NO KIDDING! It astounded me when this case started! Really? No baked edibles permitted? No cookies or brownies? As a mother who’s son was 14 when he first used cannabis for pain - I baked him cookies to take to school! I baked him banana bread when he was not feeling well enough to smoke. I make him medicated Toffee for the winter months! I have super healthy date balls in the fridge that are medicated, ‘CannaTootsie’ rolls are a favorite, we have medicate cocnut oil for me, a personal favorite. I put it in my tea. How insane that we were expected to only SMOKE it. I do smoke it still - It brings me the quickest from of instant relief. To sleep or a busy day planned with a lot of walking, standing, medibles are a great way to keep it in your system, much like pills do I guess.I would not have made it Saturday at the ‘Perch fest’ without my medicated capsules in the a.m. and a few tokes throughout the day. Thank God. It was a given! I was so happy!!!!! AM so happy! How wonderful! Moms can make their severely ill children brownies, cookies - instead of fighting and forcing them - already enduring enough- to take a crappy medicine they don’t like! Been there! Done that!!! I know. WE even get to throw in lots of other great ingredients! My banana bread is very healthy! So celebrate! It’s a step in the right direction!!! Thank you Judge with HEART, Compassion, Empathy and UNDERSTANDING!!! Now for the rest... one day at a time. Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/medical-pot-cookie-prohibition-ruled-unconstitutional-1.2736526xox <><

Laundry Soap Supreme!!! I love to visit this HOME - I call it: one of my favorite places on the planet and it is only a 15 minute drive... Loretto Maryholme. Also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.lorettomaryholme.ca < say hello :) I have been blessed to be a guest several times! I am even more blessed to have ‘the women’ of Maryholme as my friends. ❤ Sr. Jane, Jane, Mary, Cathy - the part time cook (and full time friend- lol) and Slava!Just to name a few of the ladies. I especially LIKE Slava! IMO she is a a woman that 'rocks'. LOL I don’t know her very well, but the few times I have met and had time to talk I find her very interesting and FULL of handy hints!!! Also full of energy and :) . Slava is responsible for keeping MaryHolme looking and smelling (lol) all that it is - Clean and fresh and Welcoming!!!It is a lot of work! Maryholme is all about details if you ask me, and one of them is how clean it is. A while back Slava told me about boiling cedar - to use as a household cleaner and gave me some. Simple, boiled cedar.. I use it as a furniture cleaner! Norm makes our furniture so it is all real wood, it is all I have been using for years now and my stuff - I admit, looks great. Simple. I cant remember the last time I bought furniture polish! Bonus right there. Well she gave me a 'jug' a few weeks back of her home made, Money saving$$$, laundry detergent. I tried it and again - LOVED it! It is even better than the first cleaner and trust me, I've been putting it to the test! Then I poured 1/2 in a spray bottle and watered it down and use it for EVERYTHING!

For example: I have a white board in the kitchen - Norm’s ‘Honey do’ list! LOL Trust me - it gets dirty!! Nothing cleans it - Slava’s soap does! I use it for everything from spraying directly on grease stains - OR should I say 'Storm does'. hee hee hee. On counters, furniture, table tops, furniture & laundry! I am NOT putting any unnecessary HARSH chemicals in our bodies or home if I can help it.When we know better - we do better & every little bit helps ;)

TRY it if you don’t believe me! I had to know how it is made and Slava gave me a lesson! ❤ Now I’m sharing it with you. You can find all these money saving recipes on PIN - It really does save big bucks! Why not? A bit of work wil go a long way. I am going to explain in the photos below as Slava did to me and the basic recipe she used is also provided below. ***The trick that makes Slavas, just ‘that much’ better- instead of just using ‘regular water’ She used *water that had been boiled with the cedar!!! That is it. So have a look below! It is all I have been & all I will continue to use. I’d like to save my money $ & have my home clean, fresh and closer to nature in all ways. Thank you Slava! LOL - I invited myself to lunch I bet she is an amazing cook! Time will tell. If you want a beautiful place to refresh, relax and just feel GOOD, peaceful, loving vibes - and GOOD homemade cooking! Comfort food! I highly recommend staying at Loretto Maryholme. Every time I am there I feel LOVE.

They have a women’s retreat in AUGUST! I am giving it serious thought! Anyone care to join me??? <>< XOX

Who does not love Pooh!? I do! Winnie the Pooh! I do not love to cook, but over the years I have been given a few cookbooks and I can't part with this one. It is simple and has a few drawings and quotes. Well I came across this and instantly thought MEDICATED! So easy - just trade up the butter for medicated butter or I used Medicated coconut oil. (included toon on bottom)I love medibles, especially when you are not feeling well. I have never been a cigarette smoker and only have a couple of puffs with the bong a day, usually at night when my pain is more intense. I'm not really a joint smoker -it burns my throat, what ever works... I enjoy edibles and these are perfect. I LOVE LEMON.I made them - it was easy IMO, MUST stir constantly. I only went the 7 minutes and it is a soft toffy, the next batch will be the brittle so I can break up some for travel.To think in a few months canadians wont have the option of making thier own edibles. A much safer and easier way for many to medicate. Especially those who can not and do not want to smoke. I smoke because my twitch reacts almost instantly to a bong hit. I can get a break for a few minutes - the bong it is. As for arthritis - edibles are best for me - it is more of a soft body high... I like to be in control of my medibles, I have work, chores and stuff to do - I don't want to be stoned on the sofa in front of the TV unable to function, if that was the case I'd take OXY. I MAKE the strength I KNOW I NEED for MY body. Enough said. Edibles as I understand will be considered illegal in a few month. Who are the criminals? xox <><

Recipe from the Book: The Pooh Cook BookMilne/Ellison McClelland & Stewart Some available on E bay - great book for kids and adults! <>< xoxNote* recipe below is just how I make it, try to research a few and see what one you prefer and I let it simmer longer than an hour most times.. usually 3

Well, not really. November and I'm hanging laundry out to dry! I love it! Got up this a.m. to find out I had sold a few comics, a set of cards! ;-) my first ;-)) and a framed original! (*that I just posted last night) Made my fricking day! It is one thing to do what you love - and I am rewarded daily from e mail and comments from people thanking me, telling me they "Love" my toons. But, to be rewarded with payment. ;-) To know I'm helping my hubby by contributing to our bills ;-) ... FEELS Fricking Fantastic! Thinking of the cards has made me come up with several toon ideas.I'll be busy for a few days drawing to catch up. Today - I plan on drawing outside. Soon I am more than aware - it will SNOW. Not a fan of snow ..

I made these amazing mini chocolate cheese cake balls on the weekend and have to share! They were TOO EASY - 3 ingredients and would be a nice gift to give someone for Holiday entertaining. Check them out at : page 18 & 19 I get the magazine and will admit I ALWAYS see something I like and make something from every issue. Well worth getting.http://ca.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416193151&o=ext&WT.mc_id=PUB_WWW_FNO BAKING!!Nom nom nom.. make and hide! The disappeared pretty quick here...xox <>< back to drawing.